About this fund

Robeco New World Financial Equities invests in stocks in developed and emerging countries across the world. The selection of these stocks is based on fundamental analysis. The funds invests in companies in the financial sector and can partly invest in financial oriented companies outside of the formal MSCI Financials. The fund focuses on attractive long term trends such as Digital Finance, Ageing Finance and Emerging Finance. Proprietary valuation models are used to select stocks with good earnings prospects and a reasonable valuation. Companies are individually assessed on the basis of in-depth discussions with corporate management and analysts.

The value of the investments may fluctuate. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.Annualized (for periods longer than one year).Cumulized (total amount of return).Performances are gross of fees and based on closing values. In reality, costs (such as management fees and other costs) are charged. These have a negative effect on the returns shown.Performances are net of fees and based on transaction prices.

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The value of the investments may fluctuate. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.Annualized (for periods longer than one year).Cumulized (total amount of return).Performances are gross of fees and based on closing values. In reality, costs (such as management fees and other costs) are charged. These have a negative effect on the returns shown.Performances are net of fees and based on transaction prices.

Market development

At the end of August markets bounced back a bit as Trump and China seemed to get closer to each other once again during the G-7 summit. Interest rates are getting ever lower with now 27% of all outstanding bonds in the world trading at negative yields. For banks the situation is dire. Large deposits are now increasingly subject to negative deposit rates. As long as banks need to pay for deposits parked there, we expect more deposits to also have a negative yield. Banks have started to be less competitive on mortgages which for Dutch life insurers has proven to be a great opportunity to write new business. The fear of a recession is getting more and more widespread but the fundamentals do not confirm it. Year-to-date investors have been reducing equities in favor of bonds and cash. This has created a strange reality where banks and insurers have dividend yields which are multiples of bond yields.

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Dividend policy

The fund does not distribute dividend. Any income earned is retained, and so the fund's entire performance is reflected in its share price.

ESG Integration policy

Robeco New World Financials Equities integrates ESG factors into its investment process by analyzing the impact of financially material ESG factors to a company’s competitive position and value drivers. We believe that this enhances our ability to understand existing and potential (long-term) risks and opportunities of a company. The impact of material ESG factors can be positive or negative, reflecting risks or opportunities, that ensue from a company’s ESG analysis. If ESG risks and opportunities are significant, the ESG analysis could impact a stock’s fair value and the portfolio allocation decision. In addition to ESG integration, Robeco also has an exclusion policy and conducts proxy voting and engagement activities focused on specific themes, such as climate change, aiming to improve a company’s sustainability profile.

Investment policy

Allocation to trend strategies that are based on long-term growth trends offer possibilities of outperforming the broader market over a 3-5 year investment horizon. This trend fund invests in companies in financial-related industries worldwide that benefit most from the selected long-term trends. Global population growth, urbanization, higher household incomes, technological changes and growth in emerging markets are the main drivers for our trend strategies. The fund manager selects the companies that have as pure as possible exposure to the selected trends and themes. Proprietary valuation models are used to select stocks with good earnings prospects and a reasonable valuation. Companies are individually assessed on the basis of in-depth discussions with corporate management and consultations with internal and external analysts.

Expectation of fund manager

For sure, banks are cheap but our investment process focuses on long-term growth and the average bank is more about cutting costs, giving everything back to shareholders and not a lot of growth. Even with central banks in the world trying to push them to lend more. Fortunately, there are more than enough interesting alternatives in our three different trends. And they have also become cheaper in August. While we are approaching more full valuations in especially the Digital Finance part of our fund, we feel a lot more comfortable versus last year with only Q4 left. We do not see a 18Q4 like sell-off coming, but a big upward correction also seems quite unlikely. Looking one year ahead, we see at least double-digit returns and growth, but a recession would for sure derail that. But in ouw view such a recession is unlikely. Our beta is close to 1 and we try to be close to 100% invested, as we do not believe it is our skill or task to time markets.

Patrick Lemmens, Christian Vondenbusch

Patrick Lemmens, Christian Vondenbusch

Mr. Patrick Lemmens is a Senior Portfolio Manager. He is the Lead Portfolio Manager of Robeco New World Financials Equities fund. He has been responsible for this fund since October 2008. Prior to joining Robeco in 2008, Patrick was employed at ABN AMRO Asset Management as a Senior Portfolio Manager for 5 years and 9 years as a Senior Investment Analyst, both in Global Financials. He managed the ABN AMRO Financials Fund between October 2003 and December 2007. Patrick started his career in the investment industry in 1993. He holds a Master's degree in Business Economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam and is a CEFA holder since 1995. He is registered with the Dutch Securities Institute.
Mr. Christian Vondenbusch, CFA, is together with portfolio manager Patrick Lemmens the Portfolio Manager for Robeco New World Financials Equities fund and together with portfolio manager Steef Bergakker he is also responsible for Robeco Hollands Bezit. Previous affiliations include a position as Portfolio Manager within the Financial Equities team, the European Equities team and the Property Equities team. Christian started his career in the investment industry in 1999 at Robeco. He holds a Master's degree in Economics from Maastricht University and he is CFA charter holder.

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Fiscal product treatment

The fund is established in Luxembourg and is subject to the Luxembourg tax laws and regulations. The fund is not liable to pay any corporation, income, dividend or capital gains tax in Luxembourg. The fund is subject to an annual subscription tax ('tax d'abonnement') in Luxembourg, which amounts to 0.05% of the net asset value of the fund. This tax is included in the net asset value of the fund. The fund can in principle use the Luxembourg treaty network to partially recover any withholding tax on its income.

Fiscal treatment of investor

The fiscal consequences of investing in this fund depend on the investor's personal situation. For private investors in the Netherlands real interest and dividend income or capital gains received on their investments are not relevant for tax purposes. Each year investors pay income tax on the value of their net assets as at 1 January if and inasmuch as such net assets exceed the investor’s tax-free allowance. Any amount invested in the fund forms part of the investor's net assets. Private investors who are resident outside the Netherlands will not be taxed in the Netherlands on their investments in the fund. However, such investors may be taxed in their country of residence on any income from an investment in this fund based on the applicable national fiscal laws. Other fiscal rules apply to legal entities or professional investors. We advise investors to consult their financial or tax adviser about the tax consequences of an investment in this fund in their specific circumstances before deciding to invest in the fund.

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